Racist Statement Uncovers Real Tea Party

Racist Statement Uncovers Real Tea Party

NewsTaco June 15, 2011

Let’s give this “problematic Latino Texas legislators” thing one more go-around; it’s that important. News Taco reported yesterday that a prominent Texas Tea Party activist had single-handedly determined that the […]

The Top 10 States With The Largest Latino Populations

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

Looking at the most recent Census data allows us to obtain a clearer picture of how, precisely, Latinos are growing as a population in this country. However, looking at this […]

Making Macho Latino Action Heroes

Mary Mata

By Santiago Forero Austin, Texas — As an artist, I work with familiar media images to show how society molds beliefs about itself, particularly how these images encourage superficial judgments about […]

How To Get 2 Latinos Into The White House

Mary Mata

By Dr. Henry Flores, Ph.D. San Antonio, Texas — Bueno, those of us in the know already have decided that Julián Castro will be either the first Latino President of […]

Tea Party: “The Problem Is These Hispanic Legislators”

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

The following pretty much speaks for itself, so here’s a brief introduction. The Texas Democratic Party sent out a press release today including the remarks of a Texas Tea Party […]

Border Residents Stand Up To Big Coal

Mary Mata

The fight is still in people along the border of Eagle Pass, Texas and Piedras Negras, Coahuila against a huge strip mining proposal that many say would have detrimental effects […]

States React Differently To Immigration Law

Mary Mata June 10, 2011

A controversial immigration enforcement program has been suspended in New York, while Texas looks to expand it. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently suspended the Secure Communities program, which is […]

Narcocorridos Try To Make Violence Into A “Culture”

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

[Editor’s Note: Wuicho Vargas is a writer who lives in McAllen, Texas.] I’m from Guadalupe Nuevo León, and currently we are experiencing a massive, red wave of pure, exquisite, and […]

Redistricting Roundup: CO, IL, WI, NV, FL & TX

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

Thought it would be another good time to look at redistricting around the country and how that’s affecting Latinos. We’ve written about some recent cases: Nebraska California Texas and Texas […]

Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico

Mary Mata

By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]